Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. expansa (Jacobi) Gentry GRIN-Global

Taxon: Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. expansa (Jacobi) Gentry

Summary

Genus:

Agave

Family:

Asparagaceae

Subfamily:

Agavoideae

Nomen number:

100786

Place of publication:

Agric. Handb. 399:80. 1972

Verified:

02/10/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.

Other conspecific taxa

Agave americana L. (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. americana (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. americana (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. picta (Salm-Dyck) A. Terracc. (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. protamericana Gentry (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Agave expansa Jacobi

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Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
Gentry, H. S. 1972. The agave family in Sonora. U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 399:80-84.
Gentry, H. S. 1982. Agaves of continental North America. 1982 283.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
McVaugh, R. 1989. Bromeliaceae to Dioscoreaceae. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983- 15:132.

Common names

English
spreading century-plant –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
2	Cultivated	Northern America		Mexico
2	Cultivated	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona

Cultivated
Northern America

REGION: Mexico
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Human food	beverage base		McVaugh, R. 1989. Bromeliaceae to Dioscoreaceae. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983- 15:132.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100786. Accessed 15 August 2025.